Senior Assignment Manager

Job Description

• Collaborate with newsroom, NFL Media's reporters, producers, and content creators to develop NFL and college football content across multiple platforms.
• Serve as the editorial and content producer for "The Insiders,” the NFL’s primetime news program.
• Supervise editorial coverage of key events including gameday, draft, college pro days, bowl games, scouting combines, and the Super Bowl.
• Maintain strong working relationship with essential personnel at all 32 NFL teams and key individuals within League offices.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with reporters and public relations contacts from various media outlets and universities nationwide.
• Analyze fan engagement metrics for broadcast and digital content to maintain maximum audience reach.
• Provide daily editorial notes to NFL Media executive leadership, producers, and content creators highlighting top-performing content and trending NFL stories.
• Conduct daily editorial meetings with producers and desk staff.
• Oversee and work with managers to ensure accuracy on the NFL Network news ticker.
• Coordinate directly with planning editors to determine strategic editorial decisions for NFL football coverage.
• Align with the breaking news production team to ensure around-the-clock coverage of NFL news.

• 7-10 years of experience directly leading a staff of 10+ employees.
• Previous experience working in an active newsroom environment; sports news experience preferred.
• Availability to work non-conventional hours, including weekends, as necessary.
• Proven ability to make decisions calmly and effectively under pressure.
• Strong collaborative skills, balanced with the capacity to make independent decisions.
• Proficiency in writing and editing for both published stories and broadcast scripts.
• Competence with the latest newsroom technology.
• Experience working directly with control rooms and producers in high-pressure situations is a must.